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https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2019/11/24/melbourne-bledisloe-2020



It will be an absolute f**king disgrace if all 53,359 seats for the Bledisloe match at Docklands aren't sold-out well before 8...

Prior to making a decision to hand over several million smackeroonies to the RA/ARU for a Wallabies vs Springboks test in Perth in 2020, how should the WA Government interpret the following sequences...

The Wallabies will play seven tests in Australia in 2020.



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4 July

Also will believe it when I see it.
In any case, it will be too late.
One obvious danger is that any replacement as Chairman could well be another North Shore based mouthpiece for the NSWRU/QRU.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/the-breakdown-what-caused-the-split-between-cheika-and-castle-20191022-p5337f.html

"The fallout from the Wallabies' quarter-final capitulation to England...

“I think it’s no secret that I pretty much have got no relationship with the CEO and not much with the chairman," Cheika said.

Can you imagine the reaction if a COO or CFO of a mining major said...

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/shute-shield-final-crowd-decreases-40-per-cent-as-sru-boss-labels-move-west-a-success-20190824-p52ked.html

There must be something in the water from the...

I an sure that the Moet still flowed.

Over-heard in a corridor at the Bunker, a week or so ago (by a couple of North Shore lads).

Bean-counter #1: Looks like the Rebels may make it to the finals this year.
Bean-counter #2: They...

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/stadium-act-shute-shield-final-could-go-to-bankwest-20190523-p51qjw.html

That gurgling noise coming from the east was the sound of the rugby tragics who...

Now I'm going to call you out on this one.

You could not possibly have heard from Elvis.
He is on a moon orbiting a planet of silicon based life forms in another galaxy which is in a parallel...

Mmmm. That could refashion the ARU/RA's cash flow projections for 2020 and beyond.

One hopes that Ms Castle will not develop a persecution complex over things starting with the letter "F".

UTS?
NSW State Government?
SCG Trust?

The ARU/RA put $21.6 million government funding for the new Rugby Australia building on their books in 2017. So whose balance sheet has the Rugby Australia...

Mate, anywhere west of Leichhardt is probably too far west for the good burghers of the North Shore.

Speaking of lean management, apparently a couple of humorists in the NSWRU have suggested to their counterparts at Moore Park that given the alarming predictions of the ARU/RA's cash position in...

I guess that you would hope to find leadership in the same place where you would expect to find active adherence to the 5 core values of the game of rugby union - namely Integrity, Passion,...

Brewery, piss-up, organise, ...

Attempts at emotional blackmail and pre-assignment of guilt annoy me.

For the record, I haven't attended the first two GRR matches and I won't be attending tomorrow night's match, because I...

^^^ Like the man says.

Now if Gordon could start winning a few matches - 1998 is a long time ago.

It seems that dummy spits are happening more frequently in the Moore Park bunker.

Two recent triggers:
Only 12,621 showed up at the Newcastle stadium last Friday night to watch the Sunwolves...

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/welcome-back-the-true-jewel-in-rugby-s-crown-20190404-p51aw2.html

Various Illuminati in the Moore Park bunker are showing an increased interest in...

Alternatively, unsubstantiated murmurs suggest that if the ARU/RA's cash flow projections for 2020/2021 get any worse, then things like the NRC may have to be shut down in order to preserve cash.
...

Interesting:

Super Rugby season, post 2020: 15 regular rounds (including 2 byes) and 3 finals rounds
AFL season, 2019: 23 regular rounds and 5 finals rounds
NRL season, 2019: 25 regular...

http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2019/03/14/super-reds-finance

Probably a relatively trivial loss when compared to the financial black hole which may be the Melbourne Rebels.

Will be interesting to...

I am certain that there are very sound commercial, resourcing, demographic and sociological reasons why all of the Western Force home games in 2019 will be played on Friday evenings.

Unfortunately...